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Thursday, March 21, 2013

... James has surrounded himself with props (or real children, still not sure which) inside the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, Conn. He is about to end the summer of speculation and make "The Decision." Born and raised in Akron James jumped to the NBA ...

President Barack Obama should urge Jordan not to discriminate against refugees crossing its borders from Syria when he meets King Abdullah , said two U.S. rights groups on Thursday, who say Palestinians living in Syria are often refused entry.

The United Nations urged Sri Lanka in a resolution on Thursday to carry out credible investigations into killings and disappearances during its nearly 30-year civil war, especially in the brutal final stages in 2009.

The United Nations on Thursday set up an international commission of inquiry into human rights violations in North Korea , saying some of them "may amount to crimes against humanity". The 47-member Geneva forum unanimously adopted a resolution brought by the European Union and Japan, and backed by the United States, condemning alleged torture, food ... (more)

Italy sharply hiked its fiscal deficit targets for this year on Thursday and announced it would raise debt by 40 billion euros in 2013 and 2014 to inject much-needed liquidity into its recession-hit economy.

Japan and the United States have started talks on military plans in case of armed conflict over a group of East China Sea Islets claimed by Tokyo and Beijing, Japanese media said on Thursday, prompting China to complain of "outside pressure." The Pentagon confirmed talks were being held on Thursday and Friday between Shigeru Iwasaki, head of the ... (more)

Tuberculosis rates in the United States reached an all-time low in 2012, with fewer than 10,000 cases reported even as the global threat of drug-resistant TB rises, but U.S. officials fear progress in beating back the disease could be fleeting.

Britain's health cost watchdog NICE will be responsible for assessing the full value of medicines under a value-based pricing system for new drugs due to take effect from 2014, the government said on Thursday.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that New Chapter Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of packages of its 90-count Probiotic Elderberry dietary supplement because it may contain an undisclosed allergen -- soy.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch sharply criticized British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday for agreeing tougher press regulation, saying the new system was a "holy mess" and that Cameron had disappointed his supporters.

Oracle Corp 's shares sank more than 8 percent on Thursday a day after the company reported sharply disappointing third-quarter new software revenue, which it blamed on poor sales execution The severe miss, reported after the market close on Wednesday, triggered a series of price-target cuts from Wall Street.

... estate need or question, or need help interpreting the data, contact us directly at Norway@NoreenAndWayne.com . GREENWICH, Conn. After months of speculation, the headline act at the 2013 Greenwich Town Party will be James Taylor, the event ...

... National Mayors for Meals Day. Joining 1,500 mayors across the country to raise awareness of senior nutrition, Greenwich's First Selectman, Peter Tesei, hit the road to deliver a prepared lunch and dinner to a longtime neighbor he hadn't previously ...

... it would study for potential closure. Peter Malkin, whose holdings include the Empire State Building, bought the Greenwich, Conn., post office two years ago for about $15million in an attempt to keep the building's historic nature intact. A similar ...

Tenants in the Malkin Holdings portfolio should have no concerns about a plan to mold the Empire State Building, its Westport, Norwalk and Stamford properties and other buildings into a real estate investment trust, according to Fairfield County commercial real estate brokers.

... James has surrounded himself with props (or real children, still not sure which) inside the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, Conn. He is about to end the summer of speculation and make "The Decision." Born and raised in Akron, Ohio, James jumped to ...